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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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